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Space Force adds Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to NSSL contract
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
The Space Force has added Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contract. The Space Force announced Thursday that it...

Cygnus departs from ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed from the station Friday morning. The station's Canadarm2 robotic arm unberthed the Cygnus and released it at about 6:...

Vulcan Centaur certified for national security launches
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
The U.S. Space Force has finally certified ULA's Vulcan Centaur for national security launches. The service's Space Systems Command (SSC) announced Wednesday...

China launches data relay satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
China launched a data relay satellite to support its human spaceflight program Wednesday. A Long March 3B lifted off at 11:55 am EDT (1555...

Rocket Lab launches OroraTech satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched eight cubesats for German wildfire-tracking company OroraTech. An Electron rocket lifted off at 11:30 am EDT (1530 GMT) Wednesday from...

Falcon 9 sets booster turnaround record with NRO launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
A Falcon 9 set a booster turnaround record with the launch of an NRO mission. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

NASA and Boeing studying options for next Starliner test flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
NASA says it is working with Boeing on options for another Starliner test flight. At a briefing after the end of the Crew-9 mission...

New survey raises questions about constancy of dark energy
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Data from another survey has raised new questions about dark energy. Results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) gathered over three years of observations...

Crew-9 returns from ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
A Crew Dragon returned four people from the International Space Station Tuesday, including two who were on the station far longer than originally planned. The...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday afternoon. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 3:57 p.m. Eastern and placed...



news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Monday, April 20
Musk’s SpaceX threatens to withhold mobile service from Australia
Australian Financial Review — 5:35 am ET (0935 GMT)
Jeff Bezos’s rocket catches up with Elon Musk’s in space rivalry
The Daily Telegraph — 5:30 am ET (0930 GMT)
Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission
Wall Street Journal — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT)


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